Juilliard Vocal Arts Recital

Aneas Humm, (Der Spiegel)

Dazzling Singing (and Couture)

Last night Juilliard pushed its singing students onto the recital drop, resulting not only in an entrancing evening of Duparc, Schonberg, Strauss, Wolf, Ullman and Manuel de Falla but also the most dazzling array of platform fashions, ranging from elegant Greek drapery for the fantastic Felicia Moore(already a regular soloist in New York) and a size XS Dior evening suit with patent leather slippers for the stunning (and slim) baritone Aneas Humm. Natalia Kutateladze, who sang the de Falla in black, wore a giant emerald scarab on her wrist. Rebecca Pedersen (the Strauss) wore ivory YSL, with a silk wrap, and later on I found out that she is not only a perfect pitch soprano, but also that she is deaf, which is amazing.